Annette's 1875 Cut Paper Fortune Teller with German Fraktur Lettering Robyn the beaver beverland with lots of attention invested

with lots of attention invested in the leaves of this rather strange looking tree

and this salesman sample--featuring 19 metal key chains

I remain perpetually on the hunt for great tramp art pieces

Very finely done and just lovely

Annette's 1875 Cut Paper Fortune Teller with German Fraktur Lettering Robyn the beaver beverland with lots of attention investedAs you surely know by now, I'm forever drawn to 19th century cut paper love tokens and the like, and very much to beautifully inked calligraphic lettering too so of course I jumped on this one. One sees decorated paper rounds like this made like snowflakes, by folding then cutting usually described as valentines, and the best of them decorated with hand written poetic verses, or watercolored flowers, etc. but this is the first I've seen with German